August 2010 All Ways Well Newsletter

In This Issue:
**Semi-Annual 3 Treatment Special is back!
**Digestive Disorders - How Acupuncture can Help
**Thanks for Tuning In!  Book On-lineAnytime!---------------------
Semi-Annual 3 Treatment Special
That's right!  My semi-annual 3 treatment special is back, and coming around a month early no less!  For those of you that don't know, I like to offer specials twice a year to mark the major Chinese holidays.  In the fall, we celebrate Mid Autumn Festival or Zhongqiu Jie, also sometimes called the Moon Festival.  On this day, Chinese families gather to admire the harvest moon, eat mooncakes, enjoy time together and send well wishes to loved ones far away.  Everyone all around the world looks at the same moon, and through the moon therefore we are connected during this very special time.  This year, Mid Autumn Festival actually falls on September 22nd, but I'm offering my 3 treatment special during the month of August to give people more time to redeem treatments before my maternity leave mid-October.  Here are the details:

3 one-hour Acupuncture treatments for $165 -
a $195 value!*

and/or

3 one-hour Foot Reflexology treatments for $195 -
a $225 value!*

There is no limit to how many packages you purchase during the month of August, but the special price is only valid until August 31st.  The pre-purchased treatments will be placed on account and you can use them at your leisure - they will not expire!

You can purchase the packages in office or on-line via my website using the Gift Certificate link at the top of the page (even if you are buying the package for yourself!).  Don't miss out, this offer won't come around again until Chinese New Year.

* note - this offer cannot be combined with any other special offers or coupons and is not applicable to co-payments or treatments billed to insurance.  Valid for treatment with Rebecca only.

Digestive Disorders - How Acupuncture can Help
Since it was a digestive disorder that first got me to try acupuncture, treating digestive disorders is a specialty of mine and something I find very rewarding.  In Chinese Medicine, good digestion is central to overall health.  The Spleen and Stomach, the central energetic organs of digestion according to Chinese Medicine, represent the Earth element - your grounding center - and are also responsible for you to generate the daily Qi you need to go about normal activities and live a full life.

Feeling tired and sluggish?  Hard to concentrate?  Like you want to nap in the late afternoon?  Or that you are bloated for no reason? Your Spleen probably needs a little tonification and your Stomach function might need a boost too.

More intense digestive disorders - such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gas, bloating, digestive pain, bowel irregularities and ulcerative colitis - have strong Spleen and Stomach Qi implications and almost all Chinese medicine treatments will address these channels as part of your overall treatment plan.

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine, through both the energetic treatments of acupuncture and foot reflexology as well as Chinese herbal remedies and food therapies, can create significant improvements in, if not complete abatement of, all of these syndromes.  From a western perspective, acupuncture and Chinese herbs have been proven to regulate the peristalsis of the bowels, to decrease chronic digestive pain and decrease visceral hypersensitivity, among other things.

If you or anyone you know is suffering from digestive complaints or low energy, think about coming in or suggesting acupuncture and Chinese medicine as a venue for relief.  I can say from experience that it works! 

Thanks for tuning in!
As usual thanks again for tuning in!  If you are interested in more information about treating digestive disorders or fatigue with the help of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, please don't hesitate to call me or email me anytime.  I also offer free 15 minute consultations in person or over the phone that you can book via email, phone at (503)445-8888 ext. 1 or on-line if you have more specific questions and want time to talk.   I hope you will take advantage of my early 3 treatment special as well.   Here's hoping to see you soon!

Yours in health and wellness,
~Rebecca